Chapter 12-01

　　 　　 　　The rest of dinner felt awkward and went by slowly. 　　Being the 'good Alpha' he is, my dad asked my mate if he wanted to stay here for the night while his men stayed at the Pack House. 　　And lucky for me the guest room is across the hall from mine. My dad didn't like that idea at all but it was the largest guest room we had. 　　After dinner I carried the dishes into the kitchen. In this house, whoever didn't cook had to clean the kitchen. My dad's rules not mine, but I guess it seemed fair. 　　Preston handed me the dishes and scrubbed the counter while I washed the dishes. 　　"So," he began, leaning against the counter next to the sink. "You're mate is here. What are you going to do?" 　　I shrugged my shoulders. "I honestly don't know. He wants me to go back with him. I know I kind of have to if I want to live, but I don't want him to expect that I'll just jump into his arms just